AN ART DECO JADE, RUBY AND ENAMEL POWDER BOX, BY CARTIER

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AN ART DECO JADE, RUBY AND ENAMEL POWDER BOX, BY CARTIER
Of circular form, the lid inset with a jadeite plaque engraved with Chinese characters to the central carved ruby cabochon accented by a black enamel border to the similarly inset jadeite reverse, with enamelled surround of geometric fret motif with sugarloaf ruby push piece, circa 1925, with French assay marks for gold, in original red leather Cartier case, diameter 5.0cm
Signed Cartier Paris Londres New York, Made in France, number indistinct

Literature

Cf. Judy Rudoe, 'Cartier 1900-1939', published by Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, 1997, p.188-191, 210-211 for an example of Cartier's use of jade and black enamel.

Special notice

Items which contain rubies or jadeite originating in Burma (Myanmar) may not be imported into the U.S. Please be advised that a purchasers inability to import any such item into the U.S. or any other country shall not constitute grounds for non-payment or cancellation of the sale. With respect to items that contain any other types of gemstones originating in Burma (e.g., sapphires), such items may be imported into the U.S., provided that the gemstones have been mounted or incorporated into jewellery outside of Burma and provided that the setting is not of a temporary nature (e.g., a string). VAT rate of 20% is payable on hammer price and buyer's premium

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Lot Essay

Cartier's use of Chinese and Japanese motifs and designs were synonymous with the aesthetic tastes of the 1920's, with the use of jade forming part of this. Cartier incorporated actual Chinese or Japanese elements of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries into boxes and vanity cases, and combined them with enamel to form one of Cartier's characteristic colour combinations.

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